Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Welcome
back to The Parker Store blog of The Hope Group. For new readers, my name is
Drew Swanton and I will be writing a few words on a regular basis about things
happening at The Parker Stores of New England. For returning readers, I am the
new writer. Our previous writer, Lori, after receiving a lot of training here
in New England with us has moved on to Tennessee for Parker. So, now you are
stuck with me.

Since
this is my first post I’m going to start off with a little background
information about myself. I’ve been with THG Corporation going on four years
now and I started pretty much at the bottom.
I was the shipper and receiver working out of our branch in Lewiston.
When I first came into the position I had just finished working for a bank, and
needless to say my expertise in the field of fluid power was little to none,
but nonetheless I was happy to be working. As far as job duties were concerned
I was the shipper but after all I was working in a hydraulic hose shop and was
very visible to customers so learning to make hose assemblies was naturally the
next step.

After
working for a few years at Lewiston, the position of store manager opened up in
our South Portland branch and I was happy to take advantage of that
opportunity. I’ve been here for a year now and it’s amazing how fast you learn
when you need to. Everything I did in Lewiston was just a small part of what
this company does and can do. Being successful here has all come down to hard
work, a desire to learn and grow. So continuing with that trend my next jump
after shipping and receiving to managing a fluid power store was to try
blogging… It was an obvious choice.

Next
issue will be a lot less about me and a lot more about you. I want you to feel
free to write to us if you have a question, or to just chat. Write dswanton@thehopegroup.com. Thanks.

About the Parker Stores

The Parker Stores of New England are owned by The Hope Group LLC, which has been an authorized Parker Distributor for 50 years. The Hope Group, which is a subsidiary of THG Corporation, was founded in 1933 in Fitchburg MA and today is headquartered in Northborough MA. The seven New England Parker Stores have 3,000 parts on hand and are backed by a $150 million DistraNet inventory for the fastest replacement of ruptured hydraulic hose assemblies, fittings, and adapters.